arctic cinquefoil vs beautiful cinquefoil

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Potentilla pulcherrima

Key Differences

arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while beautiful cinquefoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	beautiful cinquefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family same	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus same	Potentilla	Potentilla
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Potentilla pulcherrima

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic cinquefoil and beautiful cinquefoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Potentilla.

View Genus: Potentilla

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

beautiful cinquefoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	beautiful cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

beautiful cinquefoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Sweden.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

beautiful cinquefoil

The Beautiful cinquefoil (Potentilla pulcherrima) is a species in the genus Potentilla. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Potentilla pulcherrima.